Тhe ‘smallest meeting space’

for the office design:

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No, this is not a new version of the popular ‘love seat’  from the past. Although it answers an "age old typology that offers an intimate space for two to engage in conversation — enabling eye contact and  engagement through physical proximity. envisioned in a way as the ‘smallest meeting space’ you could invent, its arrangement is as natural as pulling up two chairs to talk. the ‘love seat’ only fulfills its function when more than one person is using it."

It is a part of the new a family of experimental furniture and accessories that respond to the changing landscape of the workplace, developed by  Pearsonlloyd for  Teknion and launched at NEOCON 2015:

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Trend alert: Making the office a home away from home

The new office design more and more tries to create relaxed, comfortable, even cozy atmosphere which is expected to inspire cerativity and improve results. At NeoCon 2015 a lot of the new furnure designs show this trend. One example I like very much is Patricia Urquiola's soft upholstered chair Poppy for Haworth 
with a backrest that can put the sitter into reposeful recline:

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Noé Duchaufour Lawrance, another one from my favourite designers has created Colours, a seating system 

for Bernhardt Design:

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LAZY armchair

- cozy and comfortable, ideal for resting and reading, it features curvy lines and an ample, snug seat. 

Oblivion

Step into Oblivion – experience the office in an entirely new way. Creating circular voids, versus a series of 

boxes, this pod is infinitely adaptable offering myriad spatial experiences for the user.

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Naoto Fukasawa's  modular benches for Viccarbe are so soft rounded, cozy and flexible to use in multiple ways.
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